Supportive Housing Project Funded In Lafayette

A plan to build permanent supportive housing for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities receives $19.5million from the California Department of Housing and Community

Lafayette, Calif: The vision to build 48 permanent supportive housing units in downtown Lafayette for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) is one step closer to becoming a reality after Governor Newson announced on September 22, 2025 that the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is awarding funding for 30 affordable housing projects across California, including the proposed development at 949 Moraga Road by non-profit co-developers, Sunflower Hill and Satellite Affordable Housing Associates (SAHA).

“Lafayette truly is a community of character,” said Rosemary Kirbach, Sunflower Hill board member and land committee chair. “We are very grateful to the City, our partner SAHA, and the greater Lafayette community. There is a long history of support in Lafayette for individuals with I/DD, including Las Trampas and Futures Explored and we are proud to build on that legacy. 949 Moraga will be Sunflower Hill’s first expansion into Contra Costa County.”

The application for the State’s Multifamily Finance Super NOFA funding was incredibly competitive, with only two awards in Contra Costa County. The City of Lafayette had previously identified this city-owned site, currently a parking lot, as an opportunity site for housing under its Housing Element. The City has entered into an Exclusive Negotiating Rights Agreement and intends to contribute the land for the development, conditioned on the project acquiring full funding.

Lafayette Mayor Susan Candell said, “We are proud to partner with Sunflower Hill and SAHA to build stable, supportive, 100% affordable housing for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We are excited to see this project coming to our community and have pledged to support the project by donating the land for this project.”

“We’re thrilled to reach this funding milestone – while there is still plenty of work ahead, this is a monumental step forward and shows what we can accomplish working together,” commented Eve Stewart, SVP of Real Estate for SAHA.

“We are so grateful to the Governor and HCD for providing this much-needed funding to build affordable housing,” added Mayor Candell.

Sunflower Hill’s designs for the new community include one- and two-bedroom apartments, a community room, fitness room, teaching kitchen and small garden.

“I am thrilled that Sunflower Hill has chosen to build supportive housing in Lafayette and we look forward to working together with them and the other project partners to build much needed homes for people with developmental disabilities,” added City Manager Niroop Srivatsa.